A survey from 2022 found that on average, those in the United States aged under 40 years expected to live up to around 81.3 years, although they wanted to live to be 89.4 years old. This statistic shows the number of years U.S. adults expected and wanted to live, by age group.
Average number of years U.S. adults expected and wanted to live as of 2022, by age
Original question: "Thinking of your own life expectancy, what age do you think you will live to?
Assuming you could control how long you live, what age would you want to live to?"
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AARP. (June 1, 2022). Average number of years U.S. adults expected and wanted to live as of 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
AARP. "Average number of years U.S. adults expected and wanted to live as of 2022, by age." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
AARP. (2022). Average number of years U.S. adults expected and wanted to live as of 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
AARP. "Average Number of Years U.S. Adults Expected and Wanted to Live as of 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
AARP, Average number of years U.S. adults expected and wanted to live as of 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Average number of years U.S. adults expected and wanted to live as of 2022, by age [Graph], AARP, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
